diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 4db84729..e3f5aa20 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1092,6 +1092,12 @@ packages:
         # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/622
         - doctest < 0.10
 
+        # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/627
+        - persistent < 2.2
+        - persistent-mysql < 2.2
+        - persistent-postgresql < 2.2
+        - persistent-sqlite < 2.2
+
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of
 # global-flags
 package-flags: